Textile Engineering | Undergraduate Degree Facts Tailor a Program to Fit Your Educational Goals • Three Curriculum Tracks - Information Systems Engineering - Design systems to make better decisions that improve people’s lives - Chemical Processing - Develop chemical processes to make the world a better place - Product Engineering - Design new innovative products to solve the world’s challenges • Dual Degree Options - TE / BME (Biomedical Engineering) - TE / CHE (Chemical Engineering) - TE / MSE (Materials Science Engineering) - TE / CSC (Computer Science) - TE / ISE (Industrial & Systems Engineering) - TE / PCC (Polymer & Color Chemistry) • Minors in a Variety of Disciplines • Accelerated Bachelor’s Master’s (ABM) Program - Five-year program that enables concurrent pursuit of a BS and MS in TE for academically strong students The Advantages are Impressive • Average starting salary: $58,210 ($45k - $80k) in 2017 • 98% placement in 2015, 96% placement in 2014, 97% placement in 2013 graduating classes • Small class sizes with 1:30 professor-to-student ratio • Joint program between Colleges of Textiles (COT) and Engineering (COE) • More than 50% of TE students receive scholarships • Lifelong access to College of Textiles’ Career Center • Undergraduate research with renowned & diverse faculty • Classrooms and labs rival those in industry • The top ABET-accredited textile engineering program in the United States • Only NC State Engineering program that trains students in Lean Six Sigma Quality process improvement methodology • Exciting summer internship opportunities: Nike, PGI, HanesBrands Inc., The North Face, Target, Patagonia, Uni-fi, Tempur Sealy, Limited Brands, Technimark, Deutsche Bank, Eastman Chemical Company, Natick, SAS, PGI, Aachen University (Germany)
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TE Students Succeed • Sam Jasper becomes the second TE awarded national Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Award in 2016. • Won overall Engineering Senior Design (2014, 2015) • Joseph Moo-Young becomes the third TE to win the prestigious COE faculty rising senior scholar in 2014 • Park, Centennial, Goodnight, Shelton Leadership, and Caldwell Scholarship Recipients • Emily McGuinness NSF Graduate Fellowship in 2017 Senior Design Projects
Fundamental Engineering, Math and Sciences
Chemical Processing
Product Engineering
Information Systems Engineering
Senior Design I & II
• Rigorous open-ended problem solving
• Industry and government sponsored projects: Nike, HanesBrands Inc.,US Army, Under Armour, Patagonia, Firestone, VF, Gildan, Willow Wood, Eastman, NASA , Saab Baracuda, Monterey Mills, Cotton Inc., Gryppers • Biometric feedback shirt, Energy harvesting textiles, Realistic bite sleeve for canine training, 3D fabric for prosthetics, Advanced flame retardant apparel, Wading/submersion fabric durability, Quick to market textiles, Advanced camouflage surface treatments, Cooling vest for firefighters Textile composites for structural beams.
